Raymond van Barneveld set up a second-round showdown with home hero Mensur Suljovic at the Austrian Darts Open, as former world champions Steve Beaton, Stephen Bunting and Mark Webster all prevailed on an entertaining opening day in Graz.

World Championship quarter-finalist Luke Humphries has revealed that he will participate in this week’s Players Championship double-header in Barnsley, having bravely opened up on his struggles with mental health.

Former European Tour winners Steve Beaton and Mervyn King were among ten players to secure places in the Austrian Darts Open and European Darts Grand Prix on Friday, as UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall also sealed a qualification double.

Raymond van Barneveld made his 210th and final Premier League appearance just under a fortnight ago on an extremely emotional night at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam.

Van Barneveld, who will retire from competitive darts following the 2020 World Championship, has enjoyed so many iconic moments throughout his 14-year Premier League career, having featured in more matches than any other player in the competition’s history. Here, we look back at some of Barney’s best Premier League moments…

James Wade and Jonny Clayton sealed Players Championship glory on another eventful weekend of Pro Tour action at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Four of the world’s top seven were absent this weekend, with Michael van Gerwen joined on the sidelines by Daryl Gurney, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price. Meanwhile, 2018 world champion Rob Cross pulled out of Sunday’s event due to illness.